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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Rhode Island slave whose pension application is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 4?
(a) Jehu Grant.
(b) Ebenezer Woodruff.
(c) Ezra Tilden.
(d) Thomas Anbury.

2. How many months have passed between the Prelude and Chapter 1?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Nine.
(d) Two.

3. What troops does Curzon say have the most black soldiers of all the states in the camp in Chapter 7?
(a) The Connecticut troops.
(b) The New Jersey troops.
(c) The Georgia troops.
(d) The Maryland troops.

4. What date is denoted at the opening of the Prelude?
(a) October 7, 1777.
(b) March 13, 1777.
(c) January 19, 1777.
(d) April 29, 1778.

5. What dates are denoted in the opening of Chapter 23?
(a) December 31, 1777 - January 1, 1778.
(b) February 23, 1778 - March 17, 1778.
(c) March 18, 1778 - March 22, 1778.
(d) February 7, 1778 - February 11, 1778.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Curzon claim to be when enlisting in Chapter 9?

2. What are Curzon and his companions force to eat in Chapter 16?

3. Who is the 17-year-old private whose journal is cited in the opening of Chapter 18?

4. Who is addressed in the letter from George Washington that is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 14?

5. What additional item does the cook at Eben's camp give Curzon when he asks for more food in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Curzon describe the marching of the British prisoners in Chapter 10?

2. Why is Curzon concerned about storing his knapsack in Eben's tent in Chapter 8?

3. How is Sergeant Woodruff's funeral described?

4. From whose perspective is the narrative related? Why do you think the author chose this perspective?

5. Why does Curzon steal spoons and buckles in Chapter 1?

6. Why are the three men hanged in Chapter 24?

7. Who are the five men with whom Curzon shares a tent once his regiment sets out in Chapter 11?

8. How does Curzon describe the ingredients, cooking method, and taste of firecakes?

9. What does Curzon do the help the Patriot soldier in Chapter 2?

10. What are the circumstances surrounding Curzon's enlistment in the army?

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